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Laurel - Randolph, NE

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Overview


Laurel - Randolph is a very small town located in the state of Nebraska. With a population of 3,916 people and just one neighborhood, Laurel - Randolph is the 54th largest community in Nebraska. Laurel - Randolph has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns.

Occupations and Workforce

Laurel - Randolph is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Laurel - Randolph is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Laurel - Randolph who work in management occupations (15.65%), teaching (9.58%), and sales jobs (9.38%).

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.33% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Setting & Lifestyle

Because of many things, Laurel - Randolph is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Laurel - Randolph a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Laurel - Randolph has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Laurel - Randolph’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.

Demographics

The citizens of Laurel - Randolph are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.05% of adults in Laurel - Randolph having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Laurel - Randolph in 2022 was $35,488, which is upper middle income relative to Nebraska and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $141,952 for a family of four. However, Laurel - Randolph contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Laurel - Randolph home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Laurel - Randolph residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Laurel - Randolph include German, Swedish, Irish, English, and Czech.

The most common language spoken in Laurel - Randolph is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Laurel - Randolph, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

Real Estate

This neighborhood has wide open spaces, few people, and lots of space to stretch out. If you like locations that fit that description, you may like this neighborhood. Based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, with only 10 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 97.1% of America.

People

If you're planning where to retire, the neighborhood in Laurel - Randolph is a great option to consider. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive retirement dream area analysis, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety ratings compared to other neighborhoods in NE, offers a wide range of housing options, and has already attracted an enviable mix of college educated seniors. This neighborhood ranks as better for retirement living than 89.5% of the neighborhoods in Nebraska. If you are considering retiring to Nebraska, this is a good neighborhood to look at.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more German and Swedish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 54.2% of this neighborhood's residents have German ancestry and 11.0% have Swedish ancestry.

The Neighbors

How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Laurel - Randolph are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 43.8% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 4.2% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 67.2% of America's neighborhoods.

A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.

In the neighborhood, 37.0% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 24.3% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (21.8%), and 13.5% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.0% of households.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.

In the neighborhood in Laurel - Randolph, NE, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (54.2%). There are also a number of people of Swedish ancestry (11.0%), and residents who report Irish roots (7.6%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (6.4%), along with some Danish ancestry residents (3.0%), among others.

Getting to Work

Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (47.1% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (76.7%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (10.8%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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